SensiTile Terrazzo

Light reactive concrete

Comprised of a light-conducting matrix embedded within a substrate, SensiTiles transport light from one surface point to another by a process called Total Internal Reflection, the same principle that makes fiber optics possible. SensiTiles either respond to shadows or an active and moving light source. In the former case, SensiTiles cause any shadows that fall on their surfaces to shift. In the latter, they redirect and scatter any oncoming light. In an environment with ambient light, shadow producing movements around a SensiTile will produce a rippling effect. In darker environments, beams of light are redirected to emerge from another part of the surface.

SensiTiles also absorb and “bleed” colors. If colored light falls on a SensiTile, echoes of that color are dispersed throughout its surface. If multiple colors are present, they become blended, rearranged, and scrambled. Because SensiTile’s properties are inherent, no power is required; the light effects are created passively from external light sources, and they last as long as the material does. It is available in different substrates that each lend distinctive properties to the material. SensiTile Terrazzo is embedded in concrete to give it the durability, flexibility, and aesthetic of natural stone. The light-conducting matrix appears as a series of pixels within the concrete surface. SensiTile Terrazzo is available in a variety of standard and custom colors. (See also Scintilla, which is made entirely of acrylic.)